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[WIP] Commission - Xendria

This is a Work in Progress for my latest Commission, the Realm of Xendria. It is the setting for the Graphic Short Story "Through the Eyes of Grizelda". I've hand drawn a bunch of symbols for the map in pen and ink and I'm just waiting on my new scanner to arrive.

Anyways, here's my early progress. As usual, any comments/criticism are much appreciated.

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"Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government."

Hi, I'm new here. I love your basics for your map! It reminds me a little of The Land Of Morthyr which is one of my top five favorites that I've seen so far. I had no idea there was a site like this, with so much talent!

I'm in the process of scanning in about 200 various symbols drawn in pen and ink. This is a pretty tedious process but I'm pretty happy with the look so far. I think they'll look better then what I could've done with the tablet.

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"Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government."